Twitter DON’Ts: The Dirty Dozen

March 1, 2009

Dear fellow Tweeters: Here’s a list of Twitter Don’ts. If you find you can’t help yourself, or if you actually prefer to keep these on your Do list, please at least do your followers a favor by adhering to “moderation in all things.”
Yes, I know the ego is tough to keep in check; so just consider this a helpful “check” list:
1. Don’t use Twitter [...]

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Information connects; Stories bond

February 27, 2009

As you can see from the image below (a graphic depiction of recent topics here at Diablogue), I’ve had News and Information on my mind. Why? I just launched a news site for our local communities.

While information does connect us, it’s the locally flavored stories that create the bond between us.
Image source: http://www.wordle.net

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What is news?

February 2, 2009

News is what you think it is.
Today, with access to unprecedented amounts of information on the Internet – including millions of blogs, comments, traditional news sites, reviews, press releases, videos, and conversations on social networks - people are choosing how and when they are receiving their information. But, more importantly, they’re choosing “what” information they want.
This [...]

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A new online marketing resource for economically challenged businesses

January 29, 2009

Recently I had the pleasure to meet Ed Madison, president and CEO of Engaging Media, Inc., a leading marketing consulting and media production firm based in Portland, OR.
As a bonus during our coffee klatch, Ed announced his latest venture – Marketers Alliance – a new online community and resource for business and marketing folks like [...]

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A new blog and new domain do not add up to a new personal brand

January 27, 2009

Welcome to my new blog.
Yes, my blog just had a makeover – to make it more hospitable. And now it also has a new home: www.jaculynnpeterson.com.
A couple of months ago, I decided to take the plunge and upgrade from my free-hosted blog at http://diablogue.wordpress.com. Of course, the Diablogue domain name was already taken.
I thought: “So [...]

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